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19/10/2016

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"She was a beautiful angel, the happiest child,

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The poignant thoughts of a family in shock after a seven-year,old girl

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Sophia McDonald was crossing the Henley Road when she was

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Police say they're in the e`rly stages of their investigation.

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Dozens of bouquets and gifts have already been placed at the scene.

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A warning that you may find Tom Turrell's report distressing.

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It was at four o'clock yestdrday afternoon that a seven-year,old girl

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from Coventry attempted to cross this busy road.

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But before Sophia McDonald could reach the other side

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she was hit by a skip lorry, dying moments later.

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We turned to see where our kids were because they were walkhng

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behind us and heard a screech and pop.

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My cousin was just running round in circles in the middle

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Then she ran off down here and I just ran straight to her.

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Nothing you could do for her daughter,

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I can't get the picture out of my head.

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It must be just incredibly upsetting.

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My little boy is having nightmares over it.

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He was just stood there staring...

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I can't even look over there.

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The receptionist at this doctor s surgery heard screams

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One of the doctors here rushed to help, but by the time

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he got to the scene there was nothing he could do.

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Crossing this main road is something her and her mother must

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It passes in front of the shops at Riley Square.

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When this happened, many of the shoppers tried

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The doctor came out from the practice just over the road

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There was nothing he could really do.

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So, people just covered her with blankets.

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The ambulances and the police came and...

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She was just running around hysterically

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The young pupils of St Lawrdnce s primary school are today de`ling

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with the death of one of their friends and classm`tes

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Police say they are still investigating how this collhsion

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happened, but whatever the cause, it has left a deep hole in the heart

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People living near the scend of a huge fire, which destroyed

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three warehouses in Wolverh`mpton last night, have been

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warned about the danger of being exposed to asbestos.

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More than 60 firefighters wdre sent to deal with the blaze

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Our reporter, Sarah Falkland, is there.

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We know a number of families were evacuated today. Of those who

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remained here on the Ettingshall remained here on the Ettingshall

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Road, they are being told not to tamper with debris or dust because

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of the rest of contamination. Saying that, the message from Publhc Health

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England is that the risk to health is low.

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An archive of paper and plastics on fire compounded

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As fire fighting goes it was a tricky one.

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It's obviously a really challenging incident for us.

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We had around 60 firefighters at its height, 12 appliances

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and an hydraulic platform fighting this fire.

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It took over six hours to contain it.

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People living nearby say thdy woke to acrid smoke.

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It was that strong it was all over Ettingshall.

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If you bhreathe it in, it c`n cause loads of effects to your body.

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I smelt it this morning, it was really strong.

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By mid-afternoon specialist teams were carefully sucking up any

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All the people round here have been given advice

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The advice is don't touch it whether it is on your car

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or whether you've trodden it into your carpet.

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Significantly, it says that single short-term exposure should not

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Reassuring for residents and, for a neighbouring warehousd

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owner who specialises in Christmas decorations,

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I have roughly ?.5 million worth of stock and Christmas decorations

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due to go out tomorrow night to shopping centres all over the UK.

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I must be the luckiest man `live that it hasn't burned

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down and thanks to our lovely fire brigade.

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Fire crews still on site tonight, damping down still going on.

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The advice tonight is if yot live near here and notice debris

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or dust on your property, don't sweep it up or vacuum it

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If you absolutely have to rdmove debris yourself, like from ` car

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windscreen, you should wear protective gloves,

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damp down, wipe down with cloth dispose of cloth in bags and put

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debris inside another bag - double bag it and call city council

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There've been fresh calls today for legal funding to support

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the families of the Birmingham pub bombings' victims.

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The Labour MP Andy Burnham, who championed the cause

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of the Hillsborough Disaster families, raised the subject

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during Prime Minister's Questions this lunchtime.

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He described delays in agreding Legal Aid payments as a "sh`meful"

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state of affairs and called on the Prime Minister to intervene.

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The right honourable gentlelan may be aware that the Birminghal

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families have been encouragdd to apply and have applied to the legal

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That was, as I understand it, what happened after the 7/7

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The Home Secretary has made clear our expectation that

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funding will be provided and we re waiting for decision from the legal

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aid fund and we're hoping it will be a positive one.

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Fifty people arrested at a Sikh Temple in Coventrx have

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been told no further action will be taken against them.

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They were detained at the Gtrdwara temple in Leamington Spa last month

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following a protest over an inter-faith marriage

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A number of Kirpans - a short sword and one of five

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physical symbols of faith worn by Sikhs - were seized

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A new Remembrance Centre was officially unveiled tod`y

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at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas in Staffordshire.

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The aim of the ?15.7 million development is to create a place

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for memories of those who've fought and died

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It also reveals more about the names on the hundreds

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There's been a surge in the number of small

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producers making cider in one of its traditional heartlands.

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Herefordshire already makes more than half

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of the cider drunk in the UK, but the industry's currentlx

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enjoying a further boost because of increased demand

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for traditionally-made ciders and perries.

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Going to pick some apples up for the weekend.

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James is one of 93 craft side and perry makers

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in Herefordshire and it's all done here.

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Everything about craft cider and perry making its hands

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on and that includes getting the fruit of the trees.

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This organic and traditional orchard has been here since the 1700s.

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For James, the way he makes cider and perry is about keeping

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It's the continuity of a long cultural tradition.

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It's been happening here for centuries in this beauthful part

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of the country and we are shmply maintaining that tradition.

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When the fruit is picked it's on to milling and today

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The only difference probablx is that instead of using straw,

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It is important we pack out the edges and corners

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because I don't want a floppy cheese.

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It's like a giant juicer and, boy, does it take some effort!

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The final stage is squeezing the juice out.

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Try and keep up with me as we just turn.

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This is the manual way it h`s been done for centuries?

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It would have been done likd this through the centuries.

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We know that the last time before we came here that pressing took

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With sugar levels checked, it is into the vat for at ldast nine

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months of fermentation and there is no waste.

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The cows get to chomp on the spent pumice.

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You've made a vat of perry which will now be made known

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But this is some of last year's cider.

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The end of a bottle so a bit of haze but well done.

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And that's almost all from the late team.

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I'll leave you with the weather from Shefali.

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Good evening. We had a mixttre of sunshine in some places and ploughed

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in others but it stayed largely dry. These settled conditions continue

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through the week. It will expend -- extended influence. Temperatures

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will slide as we head towards the weekend but they are still `round

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average for the time of year, just some fog and mist patches. @lso some

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frost during the night. Tonhght we could see patchy grass frost in

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rural spots as sky is clear. It will be a cold start tomorrow with cloud

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melting away gradually into the afternoon. The odd shower hdre and

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there. Temperatures will rise to 14 Celsius across the South West with a

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light, northerly breeze. Thd easterly we gain at -- gain at the

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weekend will also introduce more cloud but it should still

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that cool breeze to factor in. Here is Matt with the national outlook.

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Good evening. Just as the weather starts to quieten down across many

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parts of the country it notched up a gear across the east coast today.

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Near gale force winds whipping up rough seas for our weather watchers

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in north Yorkshire and in

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